Unit 3 (AOS1 outcome 1) Monitoring and Promoting PA- Chapter 2

Question 0

What does the social ecological model do?

Answer 0

It helps us understand facilitators and barriers to being active

Question 1

What is the social ecological model?

Answer 1

The social ecological model recognises that there are many levels of influence in participation In physical activity, from what goes on in people’s minds (individual motivation) to social networks and influences (family and peers), to the physical environment (presence of a nearby park) and policy environments (walking meeting)

Question 2

What are some barriers to physical activity?

Answer 2

• time
• socioeconomic status (SES)
• motivation
• attitude
• physical location
• injury or disability
• culture or religious beliefs
• environmental (facilities available)

Question 3

What are individual factors of the social ecological model?

Answer 3

• knowledge
• behaviours
• attitudes
• skills
• ability
• age
• sex
• education level
• employment status
• self efficacy

Question 4

What are social environment (interpersonal) factors of the social ecological model?

Answer 4

• community norms
• cultural background
• SES of society
• influences of doctors, teachers, coaches and health professionals
• family, spouse, partner social support networks VS social isolation
• relationships , culture or society with whom the individual interacts
• family, peers, work colleagues who impact physical activity levels

Question 5

What are physical environments factors of the social ecological model?

Answer 5

• public transport
• safety (crime rates/ speed of traffic)
• access to facilities (tracks, parks, sporting fields)
• natural factors such as weather or geography
• is it an aesthetically pleasing environment?
• workplaces, classrooms, family homes and theatres discourage physical activity by restricting or prohibiting it acting as a negative barrier
• sports fields, bike paths, pools, gyms designed for PA meaning they’re a positive facilitator of PA
• natural/ built environment influences amount/ type of PA and this can be positive (facilitator) or negative (barrier) or PA
• community design (density of housing/ land use)

Question 6

What are policy factors of the social ecological model?

Answer 6

• legislation, regulatory, policy that can affect PA
• formal: legal actions, local, state government
• informal: local policies, rules in settings (schools or workplaces)
• urban planning policies
• active transport policies
• bike lanes/ bikes in the city
• education policies (mandatory PE classes (years 7-10)
• environmental policies
• workplace policies
• funding policies